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Color FireWire Camera for High Resolution Captures of Night Sky
* Color FireWire camera without IR cut filter
* 1/2" CCD, progressive scan
* Resolution 1280 x 960
* Max. 15 fps
* Max exposure time 60 min
* C/CS Mount
* Software included
* Nosepiece not included
Resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels
With a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels, the astro CCD camera DMK 41AF02.AS is ideally suited for rich captures, full of intricate
details. In spite of the high resolution, this telescope camera can capture images with up to 15 frames per second. Using the
shipped software - IC Capture.AS - you can capture lossless and uncompressed images sequences as AVI files.
Monochrome Sony® CCD
At the heart of the high resolution, telescope camera DMK 41AF02.AS is the CCD ICX205AL, manufactured by Sony®. The chip has a
1/2" format and offers a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixel. Even at long exposure times, its noise is minimal. Thanks to the high
quality of the ICX205BL CCD chip, it is often deployed in industrial image processing applications.
No compression, no filter
The CCD camera DMK 41AF02.AS outputs its image data in an uncompressed data stream. IR cut filters, color filters and electronic
filters are not deployed in the camera. Thus, the camera produces very true-to-life captures of the night sky.
Fast data transfer via FireWire
Due to its high resolution, uncompressed output and fast refresh rate, the telescope camera DMK 41AF02.AS produces large amounts
of data. In order to transfer these to the host PC, a very fast bus is required. Hence, the camera is fitted with a FireWire
connector.
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Shipped software for Windows®
This camera ships with the camera driver IC WDM DCAM TIS and the control software IC
Capture.AS. To learn more about these software products, please take a look at the software section: |
A device driver and the camera control software IC Capture.AS are shipped with every telescope camera on this web site. Both
components run on Windows® 2000 and Windows XP.
IC WDM DCAM TIS - Device driver for FireWire telescope cameras
The driver IC WDM DCAM TIS embeds all FireWire telescope cameras, manufactured by The Imaging Source, into Windows® 2000 and
Windows® XP. By deploying this driver, all CCD cameras are compatible to DirectX®. Consequently, all The Imaging Source
telescope cameras can be used with all astro-photography software that is compatible to DirectX®.
Software requirements
* PIII/800 MHz, 128 MB
* Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
* Windows® 2000/SP2 or Windows® XP
* DirectX® 9.0c or higher
IC Capture.AS - Camera control software
IC Capture.AS is authored by The Imaging Source and has been specifically designed for use with telescope cameras. The software
ships with all the telescope cameras sold on this web site. Using IC Capture.AS, you can do the following:
* Set all camera parameters
* See the live image data stream from the camera
* Retrieve singular images from the camera and save them as BMP or JPG files.
* Capture image sequences and save the single images as enumerated BMP or JPG files.
* Capture image sequences and save them as lossless, uncompressed AVI files. These files can be post-processed in other
astronomy applications, such as RegiStax.
Software requirements
* PIII/800 MHz, 128 MB
* Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
* Windows® 2000/SP2 or Windows® XP
* DirectX® 9.0c or higher
Please note that in order to save image sequences, a host computer with a fast CPU and fast secondary hard disk is required.
AVI file generation
With IC Capture.AS you can save the images outputted from the camera as an AVI file. There are two approaches to achieve this:
* If you would like to save a compressed AVI file, simply select the appropriate codec in IC Capture.AS (DivX, for example).
* If you prefer uncompressed AVIs, simply select the shipped codec (uncompressed Y800, uncompressed RGB24, uncompressed
RGB32, uncompressed UYVY).
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